SEMI Austin Technology Tuesday

Join us for SEMI Austin Technology Tuesday

SEMI Austin Technology Tuesday is a bi-monthly lunch program highlighting technology of interest to SEMI members and their customers in Central Texas. Enjoy lunch, network with your industry colleagues and learn about an exciting development in advanced technology.

HelioVolt and its FASST® technology have shined a spotlight on Austin’s push to become a Green Energy manufacturing center. FASST sidesteps dependence on costly silicon by utilizing copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS), a highly efficient, solar energy absorbing thin film that is 100 times thinner than silicon. The FASST process is also 10 to 100 times faster than traditional silicon processes, and allows PV integration into a variety of customized products.

About the Speaker

Dr. Louay Eldada
Chief Technology Officer
Heliovolt

A recognized expert in photovoltaics, nanotechnology and advanced optoelectronics, Dr. Eldada joined HelioVolt from E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (DuPont) where he served as CTO and vice president of engineering for DuPont Photonics Technologies. Prior to his six-year tenure at DuPont, Dr. Eldada founded and managed Telephotonics, which was acquired by DuPont.

He previously worked at Honeywell, where he started the optoelectronics business and directed its R&D arm. The business was acquired by Corning, where he continued to manage technical development. Dr. Eldada has over 200 publications, organized over 100 conferences, gave 160 invited talks, received 47 technical awards and has 40 patents. He holds a Ph.D. in optoelectronics from Columbia University.